How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
ring the bell — phrasal : to be convincing or successful this last advantage rang the bell with bankers Newsweek good title, a good blurb, army lingo; it rang the bell R.A.Robinson * * * ring the bell To achieve a great success (from the bell of a shooting… … Useful english dictionary
ring the bell — tv. to be just what is needed; to hit the spot. □ This cold water really rings the bell. □ A good hot bowl of soup would ring the bell about now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Ring The Bell (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Ring The Bell caption = sire = Rangong grandsire = Right Royal V dam = Witchcraft damsire = Mystery sex = Colt foaled = 1977 country = New Zealand flagicon|NZL colour = Bay breeder = J Edgar Jones owner … Wikipedia
who will ring the bell? — asks who will assume the responsibility to help us out of a difficult situation. … The small dictionary of idiomes
ring a bell — In a rural Wisconsin town, the local church erected a belfry and bell tower to the top of the church to add to the sevices for Sunday. Unfortunately, the job required somone to not only ring the bell at the appropriate times, but to act as a live … English expressions
ring the bell — succeed, prosper … English contemporary dictionary
ring the bell, — idi to be outstandingly satisfactory … From formal English to slang
ring the bells backward — To reverse the order of chimes • • • Main Entry: ↑bell ring the bell and ring the bells backward see under ↑bell1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ring … Useful english dictionary
ring a bell — {v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. * /Not even the cat s meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed him./ * /When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, I went to… … Dictionary of American idioms
ring a bell — {v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. * /Not even the cat s meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed him./ * /When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, I went to… … Dictionary of American idioms
